Hello,
My son is aged 8, diagnosed with Autism when he was 4 and had been coping really well until the last month.
The problem we are having is that he doesn't like loud noises, and when he does, he freezes and starts crying, which is quite distressing for both him and ourselves.
I have spoken to my wife about this, and she thinks that because we have now come out of lockdown, where it has been relatively quiet for over a year, he has suddenly been exposed to loud noises again. We take his ear defenders out with us, but sometimes this is not enough for the meltdown to happen.
Today it was in a crowded place where I felt like everyone was watching us, and I just wanted the ground to swallow me up! I didn't know what to do.
Has anyone had any experience of this, and if so, can you recommend any helpful advice, please.
